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Saturday, December 27, 2008

After days of snow, it finally stopped (...or paused) for people to shovel and take out some snow out of their houses... The tent on our neighbor's house is almost caving in from the heavy weight of the day's worth of snow. This was a picture taken of our neighbor's roof and his for hire shovellers in an attempt to shovel from atop the shed.

SHOVELLERS FOR HIRE :)

I got one flyer which says that they shovel for $20/hour.... Whoa! With 3 men coming in to shovel it would be a damage of $60/hour from his pockets. PRETTY EXPENSIVE!

Thursday, December 25, 2008

For Christmas this year, we attended the Christmas mass at Our Lady of Mercy. The front of the church was decorated with an elaborate poinsetta arrangement and a potted poinsetta hanging every side column from the front to the back of the whole church. Two huge christmas trees stand on each side of the big cross that is the reason for the whole celebration. It was really cold out but the inside of the church was warm and comfortable.

ALTAR OF OUR LADY OF MERCY

Afterwards, we had lunch at Dai Tung Chinese Restaurant for an elaborate lunch to mark the birth of Christ. The whole meal was really good with each dish better than the next and ending with a tasty fried rice to fill up all our tummies.

Dai Tung Chinese Restaurant

Dai Tung Chinese Restaurant

108-1050 KingswayVancouver, BCV5V 3C6

(604) 872-2268

It was finally time to visit Uncle Alfonso and Auntie Felissa's house for their gift opening traditions. The kids tore opened their presents excitedly and immediately tried on their new boots. they also got their favorite Dora toys, not just a doll but a wholed house with seperate furnitures too fill up the whole house. Kimi was already asleep then, exhausted from all the excitement of playing during lunch time. She lay contentedly in her car seat without an inkling that it is Christmas day.

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SANTA BABY

On our way home, we spotted a can with a snowman right in the back of their car. i couldn't resist but get a shot of it for here :)

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

We did the walk in the park until we can't feel our toes from the cold. We did try a shallow slope for the sled that we bought along for the occasion. It was really fun but I wasn't able to last that long outside.... It was really freezing!

The snow this year was one of the worst ones in a long time here.... The last pile of snow hasn't melted when another snowy day arrives which adds up to the un-shovelled snow driveway. The Result? Take the public transportation! But... everyone reaches that same conclusion and taking a bus means having to wait for a loooooong time.

Winter Tips?1. I learn that parking with the back inside and the hood out front makes going out of the driveway easier especially if you are driving a two wheel drive car.2. Make use of the steel shovel for breaking the ice and use the plastic shovel which is lighter for scooping the snow.

OUR HOME w/ WHITE ROOF

TWO SNOW DWARVES HARD AT WORK :)

KIMI and GRANDPARENTS CHEERING ONFROM ABOVE

ME and MY SNOW HERO!

....I thought winter would mean a break from the gardening chores.... Winter has it's own chores to attend to which is harder than mowing the lawn ;). Where are you spring?!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The soon to be married couple has finally arrived for their cold vacation here in Canada :)

We had an all you can eat dinner at Sui Sha Ya, Metrotown. The Oyster Motoyaki was really huge and full of cheese...yummy! It was almost twice as big as the oyster they serve during lunch time. Over all, we had a filling lunch :)

Monday, December 15, 2008

We had snow once again... so i was more prepared this time. I finally found the winter getup that I kept before just for this occassion.

A LITTLE TOO TIGHT ON THE LEGS...

Uh-oh! I didn't realize that buying for another season is also a challenge. You get to use it just once and you have to get the sizing right! Unlike in Manila wherein we can make use of clothes all year round. Here, it's different. The tricky part is if you get the size wrong, you can't use it next season because the baby would have surely outgrew it.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

We went to church before picking up Kendrick and Alanna at the airport. Although it was not snowing that day. It was pretty cold and there were some remnants of snow from the day before. Kimi was all covered up with the hat given to her by Nana Mary. There were some kids playing snowballs by the open field infront of the parking lot. KIMI w PAPA INFRONT OF THE CHURCH

Friday, December 12, 2008

Finally! it was snowing when Kimi and I woke up. I ran excitedly with Kimi in my arms as I put her on our window ledge so she can watch as snow dropped to our once dark colored backyard. it is my first close encounter with snow and realized that it is not the perfect ball of ice that drops down from the sky but more like small shreds of ice that looks like circles from afar.

A WHITE BACKYARD

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Yesterday, I got a Christmas Love package from my good friend, Honey. I was so happy to see all the swiss miss with extra marshmallows pack inside that box as well as four pretty tin cans with different swiss miss flavors for me to try... It was perfect timing getting those swiss miss which I am enjoying a hot drink with the snow outside...

KIMI MAKING A CLAIM OF THE PACKAGE

KIMI EXCITEDLY CHECKING OUT WHAT's INSIDE

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Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

KIMI LOOKING OUT AT THE HOUSES COVERED WITH SNOW

Poinsettia: The Flower of Christmas Eve. Nana's Plant overlooking the front of the house.

THE PERFECT COMPANION TO A COLD WEATHER

Kimi can't get enough of the sugar puffy balls (marshmallows) inside my hot choco. She really is my daughter. I have to fight to taste some of the marshmallows. Baby has a swet tooth...

Sunday, December 07, 2008

To further celebrate Kimi's birthday, we had lunch at one of our favorite restaurants here... Sun Sui Wah, Richmond. It was an Asian feast with dishes greater than the last one.... I love the desserts...

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I started this blog 2003 when blogging was new to everyone and it was just curiosity that got me started. Then life became busy and blogging became scarce.I got to blogging regularly again when I came to Canada and when I became a mom. I wanted to document Kimi`s (...and now, Kenzo`s) milestone and hope that someday that they can read the entries here. I also went to Canada to start our family here and blogging has been my way of letting my family and friends from back home (Philippines) ...and in here, get updated on what is happening with me. It is my way of getting in touch and letting them into our lives.